All through my late 20’s, I typically shyed away from adorning my residence for Halloween as a result of the decorations I might discover have been–properly–a bit cheesy and geared extra in the direction of youngsters than adults. Over the previous yr although, I’ve been noticing skulls displaying up in inside design as enjoyable, non-vacation, cheeky equipment, and am actually liking the development. So this yr, with Halloween simply across the nook, I’ve hopped on the cranium celebration practice and created a cranium vase for my house.

What I really like about this undertaking, is it provides a spooky (but tasteful) contact, and it might actually keep in my front room all yr lengthy, (simply take away the pumpkins and place it on a stack of books) and it’s an reasonably priced venture. The styrofoam cranium was on sale at my craft retailer for $four.ninety nine!

I used fake succulents that tuck proper into the highest of the cranium, so it’s tremendous straightforward to create and even simpler to take care of, as you gained’t want a inexperienced thumb to maintain the succulents wanting nice. The completed challenge captures the essence of Halloween with out going over-the-prime cheesy. Right here’s the way it’s completed!

Supplies:

Styrofoam cranium (out there at craft shops)

Metallic gold spray paint

Serrated knife

Number of fake succulents

Scissors

Step 1. Carve a 1.5″ diameter gap about 2″ deep on the highest of styrofoam cranium with a serrated knife. This would be the spot the place the succulents will tuck into the cranium. Watch out to not reduce your self.

Step 2. Apply a couple of coats of gold spray paint to the styrofoam cranium. Permit to dry between every coat, and ensure to work in a nicely ventilated space.

Step three. Organize succulents within the gap on the highest of the cranium. Trim stems to applicable shorter size, and poke the stem wires deeper into the styrofoam to safe into place. Use quite a lot of varieties of succulents for added curiosity.

And that’s it. Easy as easy could be! Set out the cranium in your front room or workplace and luxuriate in.